10/02/2026
John Babbage - special guest presenting a master class for RYO Jazz Members this Saturday during normal rehearsal time!
A founding member and Artistic Director of Topology, John studied saxophone at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, graduating with a Diploma in Jazz in 1987. He has been performing and teaching for over 30 years, has toured Australia, Europe, the US, Canada, India, Singapore and Indonesia, released 16
albums by Australian and international composers, and his compositions have been played on radio and television worldwide. Babbage is a sought-after cross art form composer with commissions for works such as R&J (Expressions Dance
Company), Argus (Dead Puppet Society) and Oceanās Skin (Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, USA). He has recorded and performed with the above groups as well as Terry Riley (USA), the Brodsky Quartet (UK), Abhinaya Theatre Company (India), Kate Miller-Heidke, Electric Fields, Megan Washington, the Kransky Sisters, Christine Anu, Trichotomy, TaikOz, William Barton, Grant Collins and many more.
John is also a driving force in Topologyās Creative Academy and Growing Creative Communities programs and is actively sought after by teachers around the country to deliver improvisation and composition workshops. His work for Topology has brought him to hundreds of communities in regional Queensland, plus the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.
